However, soon after, Rainsford encounters an even more difficult situation from the last. The antagonist, Zaroff, manipulates Rainsford into playing a game where "the Cossack was the cat” and “he was the mouse" (26). Despite the sheer terror he felt, Rainsford manages to calm down and rationalize what to do. In an attempt to eliminate or at least hinder Zaroff, Rainsford “stepped back from the quicksand a dozen feet or so, and, like some prehistoric creature, he began to dig” (26). Unlike all the previous others, Rainsford manages to gain the upper hand on Zaroff. Thinking back to all of his experiences of a hunter, Rainsford uses his knowledge to take advantage of the fact that he has made a Burmese tiger pit before. Rainsford does what no other human being has done before; using his rationality and sheer logic, he survives Zaroff’s hunt, the most difficult situation he has ever been through before. Therefore, by examining the way Rainsford handles tough situations, the reader can infer that Rainsford is a man of
However, soon after, Rainsford encounters an even more difficult situation from the last. The antagonist, Zaroff, manipulates Rainsford into playing a game where "the Cossack was the cat” and “he was the mouse" (26). Despite the sheer terror he felt, Rainsford manages to calm down and rationalize what to do. In an attempt to eliminate or at least hinder Zaroff, Rainsford “stepped back from the quicksand a dozen feet or so, and, like some prehistoric creature, he began to dig” (26). Unlike all the previous others, Rainsford manages to gain the upper hand on Zaroff. Thinking back to all of his experiences of a hunter, Rainsford uses his knowledge to take advantage of the fact that he has made a Burmese tiger pit before. Rainsford does what no other human being has done before; using his rationality and sheer logic, he survives Zaroff’s hunt, the most difficult situation he has ever been through before. Therefore, by examining the way Rainsford handles tough situations, the reader can infer that Rainsford is a man of